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When a new chief of pharmacy arrived at a Dallas-based government hospital, mounting budgetary constraints, increased pressure to achieve sustainability goals, and increased staffing shortages weighed heavily on the shoulder of the clinical directors.

In the hospital environment, every piece of equipment plays a crucial role in patient care and staff efficiency. The undercounter refrigerator is no exception. Strategic placement of these compact units plays a pivotal role in ensuring prompt and proper distribution of...

Can you include a refrigerator in a clean room at all? If so, what type of refrigerator? How big does it need to be? Are there special cleaning and maintenance considerations? Does it matter if the refrigerator is compressor-based or solid state?

Equipment planners and pharmacy...

It’s been nine months since the changes outlined in USP Chapter <797> took effect. Many hospitals adapted quickly and are discovering operational best practices to streamline their pharmacy workflows, but there are areas in which clinical directors are still seeking clarity.

From the introduction of HMOs in the 1990s to the Affordable Care Act in 2010 to the rise of the Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and the rapid development of biologics, mRNA, and gene therapies, healthcare has experienced wide sweeping changes in the past 30 years that...

Helmer Scientific entered a partnership with Energy Solutions, an organization that creates transformational programs for environmental change, to help combat climate change and promote decarbonization by offering substantial rebates to customers in eligible locations for...

Pharmacy directors are required to balance many different operational factors in order to protect inventory, serve patients, manage staffing, and reduce expenses. So when the question of cold storage comes up, it can be tempting to jump straight to the cheapest viable option.

Selecting a pharmacy refrigerator is a critical task that impacts all aspects of the pharmacy, including footprint and physical space, inventory management and protection, cost containment, compliance, and more. Unfortunately, this critical decision is often driven solely by...

The Asembia Specialty Pharmacy Summit is at the epicenter of the pharmacy industry, providing a unique opportunity to understand challenges, generate solutions, and define the future of specialty pharmacies. The AXS24 Summit will be in Las Vegas from April 28-May 2.

Welcome to the third and final part of our three-part series dedicated to outlining the performance, features, and certifications that set medical-grade cold storage equipment apart from standard-, food-, or commercial-grade refrigerators and freezers.